---
title: "Create a private Prompt Library item"
method: POST
path: "/library/items"
tags: ["Library"]
---

# Create a private Prompt Library item

`POST /library/items`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.promptessor.com/v1`
- URL: `https://api.promptessor.com/v1/library/items`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - OAuth 2
    - Authorization code: `https://auth.promptessor.com/authorize`
    - Token URL: `https://auth.promptessor.com/token` scopes: `library:write`

## Request body

- object
  - `title` string, required
  - `promptText` string, required
  - `description` string
  - `whatThisPromptDoes` string
  - `tipsForThisPrompt` string
  - `howToUsePrompt` string
  - `recommendedModels` string[], required
  - `category` string, required
  - `exampleText` string
  - `tokenEstimate` object
    - `input` integer
    - `output` integer
  - `visibility` 'private'

## Response `200`

Success

- object
  - `data` LibraryItem, required
    - `id` string, required
    - `title` string, required
    - `description` string, nullable
    - `whatThisPromptDoes` string, nullable
    - `tipsForThisPrompt` string, nullable
    - `howToUsePrompt` string, nullable
    - `recommendedModels` string[], required
    - `promptText` string, required
    - `category` string, required
    - `visibility` 'private' | 'public', required
    - `publishingBlocked` boolean, required
    - `exampleText` string, nullable
    - `exampleImages` object[], required
    - `tokenEstimate` object
      - `input` integer
      - `output` integer
    - `voteCount` integer, required
    - `hasVoted` boolean, required
    - `isSaved` boolean, required
    - `isOwner` boolean, required
    - `isPinned` boolean, required
    - `isOfficial` boolean, required
    - `authorName` string, nullable
    - `createdAt` string, date-time, required
    - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required
  - `requestId` string, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request
- `401`: Authentication failed
- `403`: Insufficient scope or plan entitlement
- `429`: Rate, concurrency, usage, or active-resource limit reached
- `500`: Unexpected server failure

---

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